Ovangkol Meets Sitka Spruce in a World-Class Guitar!

The Taylor 416ce acoustic-electric guitar is a truly elegant instrument, marrying West African ovangkol with North American Sitka spruce tonewoods in Taylor's unique Grand Symphony body shape. It is distinguished with a Venetian-style cutaway offering access up through the 17th fret, and pre-installed Taylor Expression System electronics. The Taylor 416ce is as easy on the eyes as the rest of Taylor's guitars, while its voice is rich and distinctive with a complex tonal character all its own. The guitar's thick Grand Symphony body projects a sound that is unique and full, with lots of throw.

Ovangkol Sides for a Distinctive Sound

The use of tropical West African ovangkol wood in 416ce's back and sides reflects Taylor's commitment to exploring new woods and tones in guitar design. As a side and back material, ovangkol yields a sound that is most similar to Indian rosewood. Its distinctive midrange sparkle, however, gives it a character all its own. It leads to a guitar with a broader tonal spectrum, with particularly crisp treble notes and slightly more midrange than most other acoustics. The light finish on the guitar's Sitka spruce top reveals the subtle beauty in the grain of this North American tonewood. The Taylor 416ce's white binding and progressive dot fretboard inlays complete the unique character of this particular model.

An Entire Symphony in a Single Guitar

The Taylor Grand Symphony body shape was specially designed from the ground up to deliver more voice than the Grand Auditorium design that inspired it. Its dimensions are only slightly greater than the GA, but by placing these expansions in the right places, Taylor has created an instrument that has even more throw and punch than you'd expect. The highs and mids sparkle while the low end remains unbelievably pronounced and defined.

A Revolutionary Acoustic-Electric System

The Expression System that comes pre-installed on the Taylor 416ce reflects another one of Taylor's great innovations. In collaboration with the legendary audio engineer Rupert Neve, Taylor was able to create an internal preamp capable of reproducing the Taylor Guitar's incredible natural sound -- but without adding the noise or coloration created by most drop-in pickup systems. They did so with a hybrid system that functions more like a series of tiny microphones would, by inserting multiple body sensors into critical points inside the guitar. These sensors work together to deliver a complete and accurate acoustic image. The ES's brilliance is completed with an audiophile-grade Class A preamp with 2-way Bass/Treble EQ and balanced line output. This makes an excellent way to work with your guitar in the studio. It is powered with a 9-volt battery.

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Product Description

In the Taylor 416ce Grand Symphony Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar players continue to discover solid African ovangkol's responsive, rosewood-like tone, which pairs well with Sitka spruce and can accommodate a range of playing styles. White binding applies a crisp counterpoint against the gloss top and mottled brown hues of ovangkol, while the Expression System wires these guitars for high-fidelity amplified acoustic sound.

Overall:
This is the total package! Clarity, definition, crisp highs piano-like lows great playability... Fingerstyle, flat picking, digging in hard driving blues... It does it all! The body style is comfortable (and I'm a small guy) but produces a huge sound, the solid ovangkol body sounds great... Precise, ringing tones w/ great projection. I've been paying for thirty years... Professionally, in clubs, studio, festivals and as a worship leader playing in small combos, power trios, amplified acoustic combos and big bands... And I'm rarely excited over an instruments performance - I love this axe, I've been using it for seven months now and continue to be impressed. Oh and it looks great too!

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Sound:
each Taylor guitar that's made has its own individually sounds that it makes outstanding tones and bass and treble comes from this guitar
Feature:
I love the way you can plug in the jack in the back and it actually shuts the amplifier off inside guitar each time you unplug.
Ease of Use:
this guitar does not need any help to get great sound it is awesome but I did buy a ticket are amplifier to enhance the sound
Quality:
this guitar was made with high quality products and I'm sure that'll last me a lifetime and pass it on down to my children
Value:
this guitar has been compared to many others for the money the guitar is outstandingvery worth the price I paid for it
Manufacturer Support:
I've talked to Taylor manufacturer: many times and always got straight up answers and helpful instructions on taking care of my guitar
The Wow Factor:
this guitar has the most beautiful grain poppin from the sides and the back the spruce top is high gloss is a very beautiful guitar without this guitar I don't think I would sound as good as I do.although I'm just a country boy music is my life and without a Taylor guitar just doesn't sound the same
Overall:
I purchased this guitar this year and it is outstanding sound and performance I've never had a guitar and I'd love to play outstanding sounds

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